deer and didn't feel comfortable stopping at 5:30 in the morning. >> when police investigated this accident around 5:25 sunday morning, they said they did not find any type of reflective equipment or gear on the victim. yet yesterday afternoon, we found this sneaker which the victim's mother tells us belonged to her. we called police and asked them to pick it up. that was yesterday, 6:00 in the afternoon. guess what? it is now tuesday and it is still here. >> so you just called them, you call them and tell them i will be sitting here until they come. i am not moving until they pick the sneaker up. >> maryland state police officers eventually returned to the scene and the investigation would be thorough. somehow wants a law calling

for more safety on bike paths and she wants that law to carry her dead daughter's name. reporting live, i'm armando trull, back to you. >> thank you. a driver accused of hitting a pedestrian now faces involuntary manslaughter charges. this after the 26-year-old austrian woman she allegedly struck died. police say shamika adams was about to turn left off of 18th street when her car ran over the median on september 8. two pedestrians were hit, then the car veered into a restaurant. adams also faces dwi charges. a virginia man is recovering from his injuries tonight after he was attacked and stabbed behind a daycare center in manassas. it happened at the canberry shopping center and that's where peggy fox joins us to tell us more about one of the young suspects under arrest in this attack. peggy. >> that's right. one of the suspects, a 15-year- old boy was caught right away. the other suspect is still on

the loose tonight. police describe them as young, hispanic males. the victim is a 59-year-old man, he is a property assessor who is taking pictures behind the building this morning just trying to do his job. >> just as people were coming to work and just after children arrived at the daycare center right behind the playground, a man who was doing property assessment work and taking pictures was attacked in broad daylight. >> two assailants came up from behind him and demanded his camera and money. when he refused, they attacked him. >> two women saw the attack and started honking their horns. one called her coworker in the process. >> she yelled out to the guy, are you hurt? is everything okay? did they take your wallet? did they rob you? he said yes, they robbed me, they took my wallet and my camera and my cell phone. >> they called 911 and my property manager who was

nearby. he ran to call the injured man. >> he was conscious, breathing. very level headed. >> about a half mile away. police caught one of the suspects, a 15-year-old boy. >> he does attend one of the local schools here and should have been in the school. and i believe he does live in the apartment complex behind this shopping center. >> between the apartments and the shopping center is a brand- new fence. >> they raised the fence here and added more security cameras and they are going to add more to the shopping center. >> the incident left employees here a bit shaken. >> how are you supposed to do your job if you can't walk around the streets without someone harassing you and taking your cameras? >> now even though this center, this shopping center is directly across the street from the prince william hospital, the victim was taken to a nova fairfax hospital for trauma, because he was stabbed several times in the chest and side. good news though, tonight he is

in stable condition and police are confident they will catch that second suspect. reporting live in manassas, peggy fox, 9news now. back to you. >> thank you very much. >> the fbi is on the lookout for a man suspected of robbing dozens of area restaurants. these are some surveillance photos from two of the 38 holdups he is wanted for and they date back to february of last year. restaurants were robbed. the fbi says the man should be considered armed and dangerous. a $10,000 reward is being offered for his capture. prince georges county police made another arrest in the robbery of two university of maryland students. on sunday, andrew turned himself into police. authorities say hilluck and a third man used a gun to rob the victims on august 8 in college park. they are charged with armed robbery and possession of a handgun. a teacher accused of

sexually abusing a minor will avoid jail time. in a plea agreement, 65-year- old robert peterson was sentenced to five years probation. peterson admitted touching a middle schoolboy inappropriately. it is a private school. blocked an effort to repeal the law banning gays from serving openingly in the military. republicans balked when democrats tried to push through the bill. joel. >> yeah, lesley. democrats unable today to deliver on one of president obama's campaign pledges. they were unable, they needed 60 votes to get this bill through. they came up short. >> the senate voted against repealing don't ask, don't tell in the military. >> the motion is not agreed to. >> the democrats were counting on republican susan collins to break him and support the bill. she changed her mind at the last minute. >> i think we should welcome

the service of these individuals, but i cannot vote to proceed to this bill under a situation that is going to shut down the debate and preclude republican amendments. >> even democratic strategists call the vote a train wreck. if democrats lose seats in congress in the midterm elections, it could be harder for president obama to get rid of the ban on gays down the road. another setback for the bill, the president's choice to head the marines told senators repealing don't ask, don't tell during wartime would be a distraction. >> you did not support the statute changes, is that correct? >> senator, i do not -- i don't know yet what the impact on recruiting and retention will be. >> an estimated 13,000 service members has been discharged under the law since it was created under president clinton

in 1993. defense secretary, robert gates asked congress to wait on the vote until the military finished its study. many pow echoed that. the pentagon report is due in december. >> so the house had already passed a similar version of the bill, just like the senate m. it included a provision that would have kept the ban in place until after the pentagon's review was complete. >> what are the chances that the senate could still vote on this before the end of the year? >> i tell you what, majority leader, harry reid said today that this was a real, quote, unquote setback here. he could call for another vote before the year is out and after the elections, but it would be a lame duck session of congress where democrats could bring back fewer than the 59 votes they have now. it's difficult to see the path and may be more difficult the year ahead. joel brown reporting. thank you. maryland's governor's race,

a new poll shows the candidates are running neck in neck. the poll shows democratic incumbent holds a 50 to 47 percent lead over republican challenger, former governor, bob ehrlich. the three point difference is within the poll's 4% margin of error. meaning the race is a dead heat. a maryland woman is making headlines for a question she posed to president obama. val of upper marlboro told the president she is exhausted from defending him and his administration about the economy. >> i have been told that i voted for a man who said he was going to change things in a meaningful way for the middle class. i'm waiting, sir. i'm waiting. i don't feel it yet and i thought, while i wouldn't be a great measure, i was feeling in some small measure. >> she is the chief financial officer for amvet here in washington. the president responded by saying he understands the frustrations of the american

people, but the recession was so severe, it's going to take time to get the economy back to where it was. at least one parent was arrested today after a melee that broke out at central high school in capital heights. the school went into a lockdown after a large police response and our reporter was there to talk to students who witnessed what happened. >> i'm scott broome in capital heights where a big fight broke out and involved the mother of one student. a mother who had come to the school to settle a score after her daughter allegedly had been attacked. >> it was this crazy. >> it escalated from earlier. > students described a melee just before noon today. >> it was -- >> one adult or several? >> it was several adults. >> where did they come from? who were they? >> i'm not sure. it came out of the blue. two girls were fighting and apparently came up to the school. >> a girl walked into the door and hit somebody with a shoe.

>> a large number of officers from both the prince georges county sheriff's department and police department responded to the incident and took control according to a police spokesman. there were at least ten arrests. >> there were a lot of people fighting. >> there were no serious injuries and no weapons involved, according to school officials. the school spent the rest of the day on lockdown and the day ended peacefully. in capital heights, scott broome, 9news now. >> the sheriff's department has not yet released the name of the adult that was arrested or said what charges have been field. a package caused gridlock. it was leaking a substance when it was delivered to a pharmaceutical company. crews came to clean up the substance. not clear what it was. sky 9 got a bird's eye view of a tractor trailer accident that caused a big mess in virginia. the rig jackknifed on the

beltway near galos road in fairfax county. that truck was carrying a large load of batteries when it crashed into the median. crews, hazmat again were called in to clean up a large fuel spill. a commuter alert for drivers who use i-270 in maryland. this thursday, the southbound lanes after exit 10, route 117 will be completely shut down for two 15 minute intervals. these closures will allow crews to post a sign. drivers can use route 355 as an alternative. >> let's check some other areas. patranya has her eyes on the roads. >> we are checking out some issues west side of the beltway. first, outer loop at route 50, we have an accident here causing some problems, delays up to 270 northbound and now 66, another crash past the beltway. that's causing some delays starting at route 7. talking about 66, let's take a live

picture out there. not seeing any accidents. that trip will take 20 to 25 minutes just volume, no accidents. back to you. >> still ahead, put down the phone. coming up at 5:30, the latest gadgets police are using to fight distracted driving. topper. >> beautiful right now. we'll let you know if it's going to be as cold tonight as it was last night and we have a new tropical storm to talk about. that and the best shot coming up. i'm manuel in new york and now what become the most bedbug infested city in america. what some are doing to stop this national problem.

nine americans and an afghan soldier were killed in a helicopter crash. there were no reports of

hostile fire in that area. more troubling news ability arlington national cemetery. the mixup with remains of veterans is worse than first thought. one case sited an occasion where a plot was marked with a headstone, but no remains were there. another case where the plot contained the body, but marked with the wrong headstone. two officials stepped down since news of the mixup surfaced early this year. >> bedbugs are turning into bookworms. the book drop at the public library is closed after an employee found bedbugs in a book. now something they don't want to read about or see. the books have been taken to a truck outside of the library and that is where exterminators will use some extreme heat to kill the bugs. we can laugh about it, but this is no laughing matter and ironically, this comes as a bedbug summit kicks off just outside of chicago. manuel has more on an

infestation problem that has reached epidemic proportion. >> bedbugs are biting and it's big business. >> they have the -- bedbugs -- >> in rosemont, illinois, they are coming up with their latest weapons. from a spray to the machines. >> carbon dioxide. >> representatives from the military, the travel industry, and colleges are all here. scooby, who is trying to sniff out the bugs with his nose is working seven days a week. >> inspect the household, the dorms, and the hotels and office buildings. you name it. >> bedbugs took another bite out of the big apple this weekend when an infestation forced nike town to shut down its store here in the heart of midtown. >> new york tops the list of the 15 most bedbug infested cities in the country with ohio holding the distinction of the

most bedbug infested state. >> one bedbug can grow up to 30,000 if it's not controlled. you definitely want to catch it early. >> the cost is soaring, topping $258 million in 2009. the summit vendors are pitching some inexpensive ways to detect bedbugs. a small bug hotel that goes near the bed and these interceptors that go under the bed legs. >> they fall in that well and they can't get out. >> preventive gadgets like this luggage protector can help homeowners ward off bedbugs, but once they're in, there are no easy solutions and extermination can run into thousands of dollars. manuel, cbs news, new york. bedbugs were all but ire rat eradicated, but now they are back. coming up at 6:00, we'll give you the 411 on what your homeowner's policy covers if you have to get rid of those

nighttime biters. now about the cost of obesity. researchers find the annual cost of being overweight is 4879 for women and 2646 for men. how do they come up with in this factors like employee sick days, lost productivity, and extra gas were included in this. the author of the report found that larger women earn less than their thinner counterparts. while there seems to be no such difference among men. meryl streep is in washington tonight. she is pushing to have a new national women's history museum built on the mall. if congress agrees, the museum would be built at 12th and independence. the house okayed the plan, but the senate must vote on the legislation. streep is an honorary board member of the group working to build the women's history museum. >> another beautiful day. >> i came up with any excuse to not get here faster. get gas, anything. just to be out.

>> what they call a spa lift. >> it was low 50s and now it's around 80. dry air mass, heats up nicely and not too much. here's your forecast first. the next three days, tomorrow will seem more like summer. a slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm. hesitated to put these icons on. a slight chance on thursday. highs back around 90 and then on friday, maybe a shower friday night, highs again right around 90. all right, let's break down tomorrow for you. our last day of summer. 68 to start. so almost 4 to 8 degrees warmer in the morning than it was this morning. near 80 by lunchtime, sunshine and partly cloudy by evening. 87. really a pretty nice day, except going to feel more like late august and ladder part of september. temperatures right now are just about average. 80 downtown. upper 70s to the north. 81 in manassas.

81 in fredericksburg. now for tonight, look for clear skies, not as chilly. low temperatures 56 to 64 and winds increase after midnight at south, southwest 10 to 15. that will keep temperatures up a little bit. still comfortable. keep the ac off, i mean, 57 is rockville. 57 in bowie. out to the west, 56 in fairfax. 57 in reston and 56 in leesburg and manassas. certainly comfortable tonight. now tomorrow morning, mostly sunny, breezy and pleasant. 50s and 60s. winds southwest at 10 to 15. by afternoon, partly cloudy, breezy, and warmer. a slight chance, i cannot emphasize this enough. a slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm. high temperatures in the upper 80s. winds out of the south. highs uniform. maybe 89 in springfield, but 88 downtown. 87 in college park. 87 out toward reston and 87 also in fairfax. 87 in manassas as well. next seven days, 88 tomorrow. slight chance of a shower, fall arrives tomorrow at 11:09 p.m.

and hot on thursday and friday. highs both days around 90. slight chance of a shower on thursday. slight chance on friday. nice on saturday. cooler. we are back in the low 80s and on sunday, maybe a sprinkle. temperatures should hold in the upper 70s. nice on monday, about 80. and probably of all seven days, a better chance for showers and a thunderstorm next tuesday with highs again in the upper 70s. this is a great picture. that's a praying mantis. this is zoomed in with a fancy camera. kind of cute, kind of crazy. they do eat each other sometimes and they eat bugs. they are carnivores. >> really pretty green. >> yeah. >> kind of has that look that it's not easy being green. >> anyway, fantastic job. appreciate it. you did everything right. go to our website and click on the weather tab and submit your own best shot and you need your name and town and it will be nice to have a description, too. >> we are getting good ones.

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right now, new at 5:30. getting you off the phone behind the wheel. we'll show you the latest gadgets designed to fight distracted driving. officials of a small la suburb are under arrest for allegedly padding their paychecks at the expense of people who live there. soup for sizing for savings, how you can score a basket worth of groceries for a few dollars. >> here at 9:00, we have been talking a lot about putting your hands on your steering wheel. despite the attention and the state law, all kinds of surveys suggest people are driving more instead of less. bruce leshan is hanging out, talking with some really smart people about how to get all of us to hang up and drive.

bruce. >> yeah, anita. really chalk one up for american ingenuity. i'm telling you what, at the distracted driving summit, there were a whole lot of ideas about how to get us to stop fiddling with our phones and pay attention to our driving. >> this is youngstown state university. >> wayne irving is touring the country getting people to sign a pledge to stop texting and driving. >> they promised that they will do everything they can to refrain from doing it. >> and offering a simple app called sms replier to help keep their promise. >> send wayne a text or an e- mail when he is driving and you get back this reply. >> i'm currently operating a vehicle. is it okay if i text you when i get off the road? >> at the summit, all kinds of companies are offering solutions. iq tellmatics is perhaps the most intense. >> i think a handoff -- it

puts my hands back on. so people who are trying to get busy and take notes and they will not be able to use the system unless they keep both hands on the wheel. >> safety software disables your access to e-mail, web, and text when your car is moving. >> the minute you stop the car, you pull off, you can pull up what was sent to you and respond. >> then there are companies that let you get your messages while you keep your eyes on the road and your hands on the wheel. >> hey. how are you? >> drive safe.ly reads your texts and e-mails to you. >> the voice actually has some emotion. >> there is inflection in the voice. it's great. >> and more and more devices in vehicles are building in voice recognition. >> thank you for stopping by to learn about it today. >> hands and the eyes, you know, on the road, that's one

thing. the brain is something else all together and i think a lot of people down there said that if you find you have been driving around for a while, you have no idea where you are or how you got there. it's time to quit doing all that other stuff and just drive. right anita? >> right, bruce. no arguments here. bruce leshan, thanks so much. dc police spent the morning cracking down on distracted driving. in the district, it's illegal to text or talk on a cell phone without a hands free device while driving. at a police check point near the summit in northwest, officers were pulling over drivers by the dozen. >> i was on my cell phone, but i actually wasn't. it was in my lap. >> i barely knew it, but i was trying to find out what our time schedule was for my evening, for my daughter's back to school night. >> each received $100 tickets. maryland's hand held cell phone ban goes into effect on october 1. unlike the district, it will

be o secondary offense, meaning officers can only ticket you if they pull you over for something else. texting in maryland is a primary offense. in virginia, there's no hand held cell phone ban. texting while driving is a secondary offense. and we want to remind you about a very important campaign here at channel 9. it's called the great hangup. it's our effort to get everyone to stop using their cell phones illegally while they are driving. if you have been affected by a distracted driver talking on a cell phone or texting, we want to share your story on the air. you can tell us your story by going to the great hangup page at wusa9.com or call us at 202- 895-5960. some new traffic safety improvements in chevy chase are going to make it safer for people on foot. he was on hand today for the dedication of a pedestrian safety island. it's near rock creek elementary

school. the intersection has been the site of several accidents over the last five years. something that we've done because one, it is important. secondly, it saves lives. and thirdly, because we are responding to the community. the community recognized the problem and we responded promptly. >> officials say the innovative pedestrian island has helped to make walking safer around the county. let's get you caught up on breaking news from northwest dc. there is a report f a child in the canal and reports say that the location is fletcher's boat house off of canal road. the water teams and u.s. park police are on the scene. we have a live crew on the way. we will bring you more information as soon as we get it in here. the virginia chiropractor who treated members of the washington capitals hockey team pleaded guilty to steroids charges. douglas was sentenced to three

years probation in florida. caps players admitted they received treatment, but deny he supplied them with steroids. police say they are skeptical about his claims the steroids were for his personal use. the man accused of killing the daughter of a north carolina police chief had a brief court appearance today in new york. michael harvey said he would not fight extradition. that means he will soon be headed back to north carolina. harvey is accused of killing valerie last week and dumping her body in a storage unit. hamilton was 23. that suspect was captured in niagra falls, new york. >> the lawmakers heard outrage in california have been arrested. the district attorney says several former and current city council members in the town of bell were taken into custody today. they include the manager robert rizzo who paid himself, get this, nearly $800,000 a year. >> the tax dollars collected

by bell -- which they then eluded at will. >> prosecutors accused the lawmakers misappropriating $5.5 million, including making illegal loans. most of the arrests went smoothly, but they did have to use a battering ram on the door of the former mayor before he agreed to open up. today is the last full day of fall. meteorologist, topper shutt on the terrace with your forecast. >> another spectacular day and another spectacular evening. if you are headed out by 6:00, temperatures are going to be in the upper 70s with full sunshine and then we get into 8:00, maybe low 70s, not fall as quickly tonight as it did last night. low temperatures by 10:00, temperatures will be in the upper 60s. we will start out to the west first and really, a slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm tomorrow. again, i sort of hesitated

putting on symbols. just a slight chance. ashburn, 88. and 87 in middleburg. downtown, a little warmer. a little more like summer. upper 80s for georgetown, a slight chance of a shower and go into frederick county, urbana, 86. we'll come back. we'll talk about how warm it's going to get and how it's going to feel like summer as opposed to fall. look ahead to the weekend. coming up next, officials are investigating how a teenager was able to travel from columbia to chile without a passport. >> don't forget, we are always on at wusa9.com. stay with us, we'll be right back.

caught on tape, a 15-year- old boy who boarded a commercial flight in columbia

without a passport or ticket. he walked through several security check points before getting on the plane. the flight took him to chile. airport officials are investigating these clear security lapses. a dramatic rescue in india where an elderly man was pulled from gushing flood waters. look at that. a number of villagers had to help with the rescue. they used ropes. there were heavy rains that caused flooding in the area and the situation got worse when a dam broke. a rescue of a total different kind in china where a man was trapped nose deep in sand. emergency workers provided him with an oxygen tube and water while they try to stabilize the earth all around him. using spades and wooden planks, soldiers were able to free the man after several hours of being trapped. >> and this is some dramatic video. these stands holding 350 spectators collapsed in brazil. those fans were watching a motor race when the stands

simply gave way. 128 people were injured during that massive fall. 22 of them had some pretty serious injuries. authorities are still looking into what caused the stands to come down. let's get another check of the evening rush hour. sunny one out there, patranya. >> what a pleasant way to go home this evening. you will run into traffic, especially coming on the capital beltway from virginia into maryland. route 7 to the 270 spur will take you 30 minutes right now and then bethesda to college park, another 20 minutes or so. if you are traveling up north towards baltimore, some good news for you, that earlier accident has been cleared. northbound, still a lot of traffic from the beltway up there and bwi parkway. more traffic coming up at 6:00. for now, i'll send it back to you. >> thanks, patranya. michael douglas is letting his smile do the talking. the actor promotes his new film while he battles throat cancer. topper. >> spectacular evening and we  have a break on pollen.

we'll take you out with the pollen reading. you can access this on our website. click on the weather tab and follow the drop down menu to allergy updates. everything is low across the board. we'll see how low temperatures will go tonight. but up next, the power of clipping coupons. we'll have some tips that can help you knock down your grocery cost.

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favorite brands on facebook or join a coupon forum like momsview.com, again using separate coupons only e-mail accounts. and finally, get organized like georgeine. she has her coupon files with her while she shops so she is ready to cash in when she checks out. >> here's some other coupon websites you might want to check out. living social, buy with me, coupon cravings, and there are kid friendly family deals at certificate. of course, you can always find discount coupons on our momslikeme page. click on the coupon link. >> michael douglas walked the premier of his new movie, accompanied by his wife, catherine zeta jones. he was all smiles. he didn't talk to reports last night, but he found plenty of support from costars. >> the wolf, you know, he has a good strong family, good

strong support system. good group of friends and just cancer picked the wrong guy. >> he's tired and it's hard. to some degree, the recognition to this. >> wants to do some good for this disease. >> douglas reprizes his character. >> a lot of people talking about this movie. >> he can't do the european tour at all. it is tough. >> all right, beautiful day. temperatures right around 80, which is average. now fall is going to arrive tomorrow night. it will feel more like summer, especially thursday and friday. the next three days, sunshine tomorrow, a few clouds late in the day. a slight chance, again a slight chance of a shower or storm. upper 80s and 90 on thursday. slight chance of a storm. 90 on friday. slight chance of a shower overnight on friday. a couple systems that are going to roll through the metro area. they don't have much moisture with them. we'll break down tomorrow,

bring the sunglasses again, 68 to start in the morning. so if you are eastbound on 66, wow. sunglasses. 79 by lunchtime. and then 87 by evening under partly cloudy skies. temperatures right now, 80 downtown. 75 in gaithersburg. 79 in manassas. the lows were as cold as they have been so far this season. 46 towards dulles. for tonight, clear skies, not as chilly. winds starting to pick up, south, southwest at 10 to 15. that will keep temperatures up. in fact, lows will be comfortable, but not as chilly. 57 in rockville. 57 in bowie. out to the west, 57 in reston. 56 in leesburg and 56 manassas. still a comfortable night. now tomorrow morning, mostly sunny, breezy and pleasant. by afternoon, well breezy and cool. next seven days, 88 tomorrow. 90 on thursday and friday and again, just a slight chance of

showers. nice on saturday. we go down in temperatures a little bit, back to the low 80s and upper 70s on sunday. slight chance of a sprinkle. monday, upper 70s and a better chance next tuesday with temperatures generally in the upper 70s, probably the best chance of showers will be on tuesday as opposed to tomorrow or thursday. >> another good weekend on tap. >> yes. love it. >> thanks, top. >> let's hope another good weekend will lead to a win. >> that would be awesome. >> for the skins. >> i want to let you behind the curtain on something rather funny that happened here just now. the fact that in addition to being a two-time probowler, he is an accomplished painter and artist. that was a good idea until the redskins cut larry johnson. > oh no. >> until i have a decision to make. do i talk for two minutes, read

a poem, do some drawings myself, or do i play you this fantastic piece by dave owens on larry johnson? vote, what do you want to do? >> we want to see it. >> they want to see it. as you walk this, have sympathy for larry johnson, because not only is he an accomplished artist, he is unemployed. >> this is the larry johnson most fans recognize. a freight train of a runningback. > just got trampled by larry johnson. >> this is not. that's right. larry johnson has a secret talent. >> paint, draw, spray paint, i paint everything. it has been my first love. i'm the artistic one out of my family. >> not even his teammates were aware. >> i didn't know he did all that. >> he could paint you. >> no, i'm good on that, man. >> carter might want to reconsider. johnson studied the craft at penn state. so i figured, why not put him to the test on the spot.

>> get me good, man. get me good. >> i ain't going to mess you up. >> i'm ugly enough as it is. >> johnson wants to open a studio of his own when his playing days are done and add photography. >> i want to get into that type of stuff again and kind of relax and enjoy the rest of my life. ingly wouldn't put him past it. he is a creative dude. >> but creative enough to make this face book good? >> the camera adds ten pounds. the paper is different. >> the paper thins it out. >> i said artist, not miracle worker. at redskins park, dave owens, 9news now. >> he wants to open a studio when his playing days are over, hey larry, your playing days are over, at least with the redskins, as we mentioned a moment ago. sources confirming and the redskins confirming that larry johnson has been cut as of this past hour. he had five carries in the first two games, total of two

yards rushing. he had that 10-yard loss. that may have been the thing that sealed his fate. he will have to do his painting somewhere else. now the toyota high school sports.net play of the day. >> shifting gears, we are three days away from the latest edition of d c.highschool.net. it comes from erica shield in forestville, maryland. this is niama washington. deep to anthony who tiptoes into the end zone. 29-yard scorer as suitland blanks north western on saturday, or friday i guess this was, 37-0. high schoolers, if you would like to become a campus correspondent, and a chance to win as much as a $5,000 college scholarship. log on to apply. timing is everything, isn't it, guys? >> boy is it. this is a first for us. >> sorry, larry. >> up next, a new laser procedure that can help folks toss the reading glasses for good.

and coming up new at 6:00. >> i didn't clear the system? >> for the first time, president obama's estranged aunt speaks out about why she is allowed to stay here in the united states.

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before we get you to anita's health alert, we want to update you on breaking news. we reported there was a report of a child in the canal. that report was false. so you know, the earlier reports that there was a child missing in the canal near the fletchers boat house off of canal road apparently was false. we want to make sure you get the information we have when we know it. anita, over to you. >> thank you, lesley. we are talking about a new laser surgery for aging eyes. it can eliminate the need for reading glasses and help patients who have trouble seeing far away. you can think of it as a bifocal fix. >> i am so tired of buying numerous pairs of glasses. >> like many people her age, gloria price seen a decline in her reading vision. especially when it comes to seeing the fine print. it's a condition called presbiopia. >> i do a will the of paperwork for my mom. >> connie on the other hand

doesn't see well at a distance. >> i'm near sided, so i can see things close up. i can't see anything far away. >> as she got older, she needed reading glasses as well. >> i'm wiping the excess. >> both women decided to undergo an experiment tall not yet fda approved technique called lasik. the doctor is a vienna, virginia ophthalmologist and one of the first to offer it. >> we learned how to change the surface of the cornea to take into account one of the changes that occur as you get older. >> like traditional surgery, this procedure reshapes the cornea with a laser, but it allows for focal points by contouring the eye's surface into different zones. >> we reshape the surface and allow people to have a greater depth of field. do all those things and see perfectly well at distance. >> after the procedure, connie and gloria say they can see the results. >> i can drive, i can read the

signs. i know where i'm going. but i can read. i don't need glasses. i don't need contacts or anything. >> i couldn't read the paper before without reading glasses and now i can see it 100%. like i said, i can read the little inserts in the medication packets. >> after a couple months, connie did go back to tweak her right eye. one out of every four patients had to come back for adjustments. the cost of the procedure, depending on the patient, runs between $5,000 and $6,000 for both eyes. it is generally not covered by insurance. thanks for joining us for 9news now at 5:00. 9news now at 6:00 starts right now. for news in high definition, this is 9news now. > 3/5 of the center is chosen and the motion is not agreed to. >> a dramatic development on